Educator.
Born at Wooton, Surrey, England on 29 March 1862, he came to Canada in 1903 and served as the Principal of Westbourne School (1908-1926), Dominion City School (1928-1930), Stockton School (1930-1931), and Sinclair School (1931-1932). He retired from teaching in 1932.
He and wife Jane Evelyn (1869-1942) had three children: Mary Adelaide Sylva Evelyn (c1895-1984, wife of Wilfred John Butler), William Frederick Evelyn (1897-1964), and Oretta Evelyn (1899-1989, wife of Oscar Patteson). The family lived at 192 Roseberry Street, St. James. He was a member of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, Masons, and St. James Anglican Church.
He died at the Misericordia Hospital on 1 August 1942 and was buried in the St. James Cemetery.
Attestation papers [William Frederick Evelyn], Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
Marriage registration [Mary Adelaide Sylva Evelyn, Wilfred John Butler], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Death registration, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Veteran school principal dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 August 1942, page 11.
Obituary [William Frederick Evelyn], Winnipeg Free Press, 6 May 1964, page 32.
Obituary [Sylva Butler], Winnipeg Free Press, 3 May 1984, page 65.
Obituary [Oretta Patteson], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 October 1989, page 47.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 August 2024
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